In the fightclub today, we have Geoff Desmoulin, a karate blackbelt and biomedical scientist. Then there is doctor Armand Dorian, a trauma doctor and our medical expert. Last but not least, we have Max Geiger, our one and only computer expert. It will be his job to put all the data in the computer and run the simulations to see who will win the most in a 1000 battles.
Today, we have a a hero and creature from the void fight a knight who went down to hell itself to find his loved one. I(s it Jack of Blades who will slay his opponent or is it Dante Aligjieri who will come out as the last one standing?
'So today we have a interesting match that could be considered a fight of good versus Evil.' Max began. 'We have Jack on one side, who has lived for centuries and is not afraid to destroy anyone who gets in his way. However on the other side we have Dante who fought death and the devil himself and came out victorious both times.' the young man added.
''Both use melee weapons and both use magic. It is a interesting fight where only one person can take home the victory.' Geoff said.
'I would like to know how these warriors are build. Jack could take over bodies and live for centuries in other bodies. That makes him a rather unusual character while Dante got into hell and lived to tell the tale. That is something humanly impossible' The doctor said.
This is a interesting match between two superhuman warriors. That is clear. But who do the hosts think gets the edge?
'I have to go with Dante.' Max began. He beat death, he beat the devil and survived traveling through hell and took on the seven sins He will have no problem with the creature from the void.' the computer wizz explained.
'my initial edge has to go to Jack of Blades. He managed to stay around for centuries for a reason.' Geoff told the camera. 'Besides. The only way I see Dante beat Jack is if Dante manages to destroy the mask of Jack Something I do not see happening that quickly.' He added.
Now let us take a look at the warriors who will show off their strenght in the arena today. First off is the demon and hero Jack of Blades.
Jack of Blades is one of the oldest beings around. Long ago, Jack lived in the void together with the Queen and the Knight of Blades, forming the Court. They seeked to controll Albion and forced the people to obey their will. This all changed when someone named William Black showed up. This first hero slew the Queen and Knight of Blades and stole the sword of Aeons from Jack. Two two battled again at a later time, where William managed to destroy the body of Jack.
Centuries later however, Jack showed up again in a new body. He was back for revenge on the bloodline of William Black and to seek the sword, which was hidden by the same bloodline. After aquiring the sword, Jack wound up fighting the decendent of William in the Guild and after a long fight was beaten and supposedly killed. Jack however had managed to survive and had turned into a dragon to fight the hero one last time. In dragonform he was killed yet again for the last and final time. His mask got destroyed, ending the life of Jack of Blades.
The weapons that Jack brings to the battlefield are: His will powers, that include beams of will energy, assasins rush and summoning creatures. The sword of Aeons, Jack's hammer and his transformation into a dragon.
His opponent is a crusader, a knight and a christian. It is Dante Alighieri
Dante was born in 1156. He grew up rough, with a father who beat his mother and abused his power to steal from the poor. Shortly before going on the crusades, Dante got betrothed to his great love Beatrice.
He made a promise to Beatrice to be faithfull but when he was assigned to guard muslim warriors, he broke this oath and lay with a slave girl so her brother could go free. He then slaughtered all the prisoners and when the king demanded to know who it did, his best friend took the fall and got hanged. Later, during fighting, Dante got killed by a assasin without knowing it. As he faced death, he could not believe himself death and going to hell because he fought for a holy cause. That was supposed to bring him to heaven. He battled death took the scythe of death for himself.
Dante then returned home to see his Beatrice. There however he encountered his father and his woman dead. Before his eyes, the man saw how Lucifer took the spirit of Beatrice to hell and without thinking went after them. Dante traveled the nine circles of hell where he met several people of his past live and was able to absolve them, trying to find Beatrice and ended up in the lowest part where he fought Lucifer. After killing Lucifer, Dante was send to purgatory, where he finds Beatrice, to live the rest of eternety together.
Dante then returned home to see his Beatrice. There however he encountered his father and his woman dead. Before his eyes, the man saw how Lucifer took the spirit of Beatrice to hell and without thinking went after them. Dante traveled the nine circles of hell where he met several people of his past live and was able to absolve them, trying to find Beatrice and ended up in the lowest part where he fought Lucifer. After killing Lucifer, Dante was send to purgatory, where he finds Beatrice, to live the rest of eternety together.
Dante brings both holy and unholy weapons in this battle. All being able to take on dark forces. His weapons are the Scythe of the Grim reaper, the Holy Cross, the redemption power and both holy and unholy magic like Righteous path, Sins of the father, Lust storm, Suicide fruit, Martyrdom and Divine armour.
First we will look at the experts of Jack of Blades. The first expert was the subordinate for Jack and spy in the guild. He had helped Jack a lot to gain controll over the guild of Heroes It is Maze.
The man cast lightning at a dummy and then spoke. 'Jack is terrible.. A monster.. He uses people and let them die when he has no use for them anymore.. Something a foolish old man like me found out the hard way. There is no way someone can beat a creature like Jack'
The next expert is maybe as old as Jack himself and someone who almost is as strong as the man. He has aided the Hero of Oakvale in the conquest of slaying Jack of Blades. It is Scythe.
Someone who appeared more like a mummy then a man stepped forwards and greeted Maze. 'I have seen a lot in my long years.' He began. 'But nothing as terrible as Jack of Blades. He is a monster and with the sword of Eons, an even more dangerous monster.'
Now for the experts of team Dante. We had to make some odd deals and we know where everyone of the deadliest warrior team will end when we die... But we managed to get two experts out of hell to help us explain Dante Alighieri.
The first expert was the best friend of Dante and brother to Beatrice. Having fought with Dante in life and against Dante in hell, Francesco Portinari knows what Dante is capable off.
The final expert has traveled with Dante through hell as his guide and helped Dante find and free Beatrice. Virgil, a roman Poet, knows best of everyone what Dante did in hell.
The ghost of a man appeared in front of the camera. 'It was a beautiful lady who asked me to guide my friend and it was I the poet who got to travel with this confused young man. Great were his deeds, forever known in all the circles and a master of death I could call him, who alone with his beloved was allowed to leave hell and find paradise.' Virgil spoke.
With all the experts introduced and the weapons ready to be tested. It is time to start collecting data from the weapons and see which ones get the edge.
We start today off with the close range and signature weapons of both fighters. The Sword of Aeons will face off against the Scythe of death.
The sword of Aeons, a sword worthy to spill blood for.
'You are going to cut this pig.' Geoff smiled as he showed the carcass of a pig hanging from the ceiling. 'Your job is simple. Use the sword to inflict damage. from there we can see what the sword can do.' He explained 'Very well.' maze said with a calm voice.
'Three....Two..One...Hit It.' Geoff yelled. Maze jumped into action and slashed at the pig. He then slashed again, following to with a thrust to the middle of the pig. 'Done.' The man said as he pulled the sword out of the pig. 'Then let us see the damage.' Geoff replied. The doctor walked up to the pig as he put on his gloves. 'The first cut is a interesting one. It goes alone the ribs and altough it looks deep, the damage done is not that severe actually.' The doctor explained. 'The second cut though. this one would be place along the neck and is in fact a kill.' Armand said as he pointed. 'you finished with a thrusting attack and this pieced the area between the stomach and the chest. Not only are you hitting the Solar Plexus and almost all the nerves, but you also pierce the lungs. This is a instant kill.' Maze smiled at the result and walked away to clean the sword. 'Good job but now I want to see the weapon of Dante.' Geoff said.
'What do you have for us as the demon and the ghost walked up to the hosts. Max did a step backwards, not noticed by the others. 'This is the scythe that the Grim Reaper himself once could call his own, before it was taken by force and and made Death only meat and bone.' Virgil spoke.
The scythe of Death. A weapon to die for.
'How did Dante aquired it then?' Max asked as he stepped back. 'Not accepting the fate that Death brought him, the Knight fought the Grim Reaper and with that very scythe, slaughtered him. Now with the Grim Reaper gone and a new weapon aquired, Dante was able to travel through hell and get his girl as he desired.' 'What can this weapon do?' Geoff asked. 'Slaughter and kill with ease this blade can. it takes both those death and alive in a flourish and have them condemned.' The ghost spoke. The hosts looked confused and so the former best friend explained. 'The scythe had been that of the Grim Reaper and so is made of bone, with a steel blade.' The demon explained 'It can be swung around at one target or at multiple targets in a arc.' He continued. The bone can extend to get more reach, the blade can turn into a spear that delivers harpoon like attacks and the scythe can catch fire.' The demon continued. 'Wow.' Geoff said. 'One more thing, Dante can catch others with the blade and either condemn them.' Incredible.' Max uttered. 'The last thing that this scythe can do. It can launch opponents in the air and by jumping up, Dante can keep on attacking while the opponents falls on the ground.' 'I have a pretty good idea for a test.' Geoff smiled.
The host led Francesco to a circle of Pig carcasses, which were three foot apart from each other. 'Your job is simple. Show us what this scythe can do against these four pigs.' Geoff smiled. The demon nodded and Geoff counted from three to zero. When he gave the signal, the demon swung the scythe over his head.
The weapon became longer and the scythe cut through the first two pigs it made contact with. The weapon caught fire and the other two got sliced as well. Now all four pigs got cut in one swing. Following that, Francesco impaled the head of the pig with his weapon and pulled it towards him. The pig got slammed into the ground before the fighter, who then jumped into the air. The blade of the scythe turned straight, into a spear and Francesco unleased several short thrust from the spear into two other pigs, that got riddled with holes. The demon landed on the ground and dashed forwards, ripping the pig open.
'That is a mess you made here.' Doctor Dorian said as he looked at the four pigs. 'They are all destroyed here. Several cuts, both lethal and non lethal. Then there are thre thrusting attacks and the fact that you impalement of the head.' The man spoke. 'Remember that this weapon fought those not alive, yet living.' The ghost suddenly spoke as he popped up. 'A lot more power is needed to silence those who refuse to accept death.' Virgil added.
With both weapons shown off, it is time for the hosts to decide which close range weapon gets the edge.
'Both are good weapons for killing but I have to give my edge to the Scythe.' Geoff began. 'I agree. more reach more killing power and the ability to turn the weapon into a spear.' Max agreed.
The close range edge goes to Dante Alighieri and his spear.
With one range decided. It is time to look at the medium ranged weapons of both fighters. In a standoff of Force rush, summoning creatures and the hammer of Jack against Suicide fruit, Heavens embrace, Sins of the Father, Righteous path and putrid Voice.
'Maze and Scythe. Come here and show us what you have got.' Geoff yelled. The two men walked up to the hosts, Maze holding a hammer. 'I understand you bring a weapon and two powers?' Max inquired. 'That is true.' Scythe said. 'My friend here will show you the destruction that the hammer can bring and one of the will power, I will show you the other.' Scythe spoke with a calm voice. 'Okay. first the hammer, what is the story?' Max asked the two experts.
The hammer of Jack, a weapon with a punch.
Summoning creatures, for when fighting alone is not good enough
Assassins rush, to get some speed in the battle
Force field. Great defense against all attacks.
'Okay. First off I want to measure the speed of the Assasins rush.' Geoff explained. 'You just rush past me and with my speedometer, I can pick the speed you are going.' He added. 'Very well.' Maze said as he stood ready to rush towards the other side of the room. 'Are you ready?' Geoff asked. 'Yes I am.' The grey haired man answered. 'Then go.' Geoff said. Acting directly, Maze rushed fowards to the other side of the room. 'Damn 2 miles per second.' Geoff said. 'Well it is a short but fast rush.' Max added.
'Now I want to see you use that hammer.' Geoff poke. Leading Maze to the testspace, he added: 'I have set up the skull of a cow. Hit it and we can see what damage it did.' The hosts spoke. Geoff counted down again and with zero, Maze hit the skull with his hammer and shattered it. 'Incredible.' Max spoke as he watched the damage. 'You went right through the skull with no trouble at all.' Geoff observed. 'This hammer broke a skull that is harder then the human skull. A attack to the head from this hammer would be a kill.' The final host spoke.
It was the turn of Scythe to show what he could do and the man stepped backwards. He then created a field of energy around him. The hosts felt the strong aura of the field. 'Hold it for a second.' Geoff said as he took the hammer from the hands of Maze. He then ran up to the shield and started attacking it. 'Max followed soon after with sword of Aeons but neither could break the shield.
'Now for the last test.' Geof concentrated on Scythe. 'Summon those minions and have them attack two pigs, one for the wardogs and another for the dreadwings.' Geoff explained as he showed the two pigs hanging next to each other.
As soon as Geoff gave the signal, Scythe raised his hand and four minions appeared. The two wardogs ran toward the pig and started cutting. The two dreadwings walked up to the other pig and started firing off bolt of energy. After a couple of minutes Scythe made the minions dissapear and the hosts looked at the damage. 'This one here has several cuts and altough all of these individually mean very little, together these cut do quite a lot of damage and could kill the opponent.' The doctor explained. 'The second looks fine from the outside but if we cut it open.' Armand took a scalp and slowly cut the pig open. 'Here we see that these energyballs has caused internal bleedings and broken bones. That would kill as well. It would take a bit of time but still a kill.' 'Creatures as these are equal to the simple spawns of hell that our warrior has seen and battles, many times and and in many realms.' The ghost spoke as he looked at the pigs.
'Well what do you bring to the table then?' Maze asked. 'Killing innocent people?' He asked. The ghost just smiled and hovered over to the hosts. 'Magic is weapon strong and fierce, that in the end will beat all of its peers.' Virgil said. 'Meaning?' Max asked. 'It means that our magic can beat this hammer and two abilities.' The demon growled. 'Well what do you bring then?' Max asked, feeling intimidated.
'Hahaah.' The demon laughed with an evil grin.'
The Righteous path. A shattering holy attack
Sins of the father. Greedy crosses that bash heads in.
Suicide fruit. Rotten fruit to immobilise the opponent.
Heaven's embrace. Holy mines.
Putrid Voice. Acid just to hard to swallow
'Okay. Five attacks both good and evil. Explain this magic to us.' Geoff started. 'Dante was not among the living anymore yet he was not quite dead either. His body and soul were in a state that few had ever seen before and even less could call their own. With the cross of the heavens and the scythe of the hells, Dante lived in between good and evil, darkness and light. It is for that reason that the crusader was able to use both attacks heavenly and hellish.' Virgil began. 'it was I myself who gave Dante his first form of magic. Asked to aid him by the woman pure, I showed Dante the Righteous path to use the cross and shatter all who opposed his wrath.' The ghost spoke.
'Heaven's embrace could bring mines that destroyed the evil who walked over the trail of holy power. They were destroyed as a man who simply walked over a flower.' Virgil added.
Now it was Francesco who started speaking. 'The magic Power Sins of the Father was recieved after he had beaten his own father in combat. the man had become Greed in life so in greed he lived after his death.' The demon explained. 'Dante could summon three golden crosses that hovered in the air and attacked the opponent. The Italian man added. 'With suicide fruit, Dante could stun an opponent for a short time and unleash hell.' The demon then laughed about his own joke before introducing the last power. Putrid Voice came from Gluttony. Eating too much is not good and Dante could spew an acid that hurts the opponent.'
'Okay, I see a few thing we can test right away. First off the crosses.' Geoff began. He led Francesco to the middle of the fightclub, where a pig hung from the ceiling. 'This is your first opponent.' Geoff introduced the expert to the pig. 'You are going to take out the pig with the Sins of the father. You can bash it with them for a couple of minutes and then remove the crosses.' The expert nodded and walked up to the pig. When Geoff was finished counting down, Francesco summoned three golden crosses that hovered in the air and started attacking the pig. After a couple of minutes, the crosses disolved and doctor Dorian was able to to look at the damage. 'Well a few bruises and rippings of the flesh here but other then that the outside of the pig looks fine.' The doctor said before he took a scalping knife and cut open the pig. 'Now the inside has recieved much more damage. We are talking about broken bones and internal bleedings here. Now these crosses would not kill directly but I see them being able to distract and hurt the opponent.' He explained.
Now for the second test, I want to see the suicide fruit.' Max said. 'Okay.'The demon expert said with a dark grin. Before anyone could do anything, the expert threw a rotting apple on the ground near Max. The young mabn cried out in suprise but as he tried to move away, the man found he could not move. 'Max, cant you really move?' Geoff asked. 'No.' The computer wizz admitted. How hard he tried, the hosts could not move from his place for half a minute. Only then, he was able to move again. 'Wow.' Geoff said. 'The further away the apple comes to the target, the shorter the time of immobility is.' Francesco explained. 'Well. Three more tests to go and I think it is better to do these outside.' Geoff spoke,
In the desert testground, another pig had been set up. 'First I want to see the mines in action.' Geoff said. Please place the mines around the pig.' The host asked the ghost. Virgil smiled and dissapeared, only to appear again near the pig and after using his magic, several cristallic shards fell on the ground. The ghost turned to the host and nodded. When Virgil turned to the rest, the crystals exploded. 'Well this would hurt and might take out a small opponent but these would not kill a strong opponent.' The doctor explained as everybody watched the damaged pig. 'So is this a kill doc?' Max asked. 'No.' Came the answer. 'This attack would hurt but not kill.'
The next pig was hung up as Geoff walked towards the two experts. 'Who is going to vomit?' Geoff asked. 'I will.' The demon spoke with a evil smile. The demon walked up to the pig and started vomiting. Max turned away in disgust as Geoff and Armand Dorian looked on with a suprise look. Half the pig got melted away by the vomit and when doctor Dorian took a look later he exclaimed. 'Well this would be a kill. Look at that, It is like acid has been sprayed over it.' 'Can we go to another test?' Max asked. 'Very well. For the final test, I want to see righteous path in action.' Geoff spoke. 'And the ghost that has told you what he knows will do the honour of having the last test unfold.' The ghost said with a smile.
In the last test, the ghost of Virgil charged at the pig and hit the dead animal that was strung on a rope. The pig swung around and when it finally stopped, the doctor was able to inspect it. 'From sight it does not look damaged but if we cut inside it... Blunt damage and several broken bones.' The doctor explained.
'We have had a lot of tests for medium range.' Max began. 'Yes and none of them were really kills on themselfs.' Geoff agreed. 'Let us count it.' Max started. 'Team Jack had One kill with the hammer, One assisting move that will aid in a kill, a summoning move that summons warriors to fight for him and lastly an defensive move that protects Jack but with what he cannot attack with.' He summed up. 'Yes but it should be noted that the shield and summoning could be used together in a deadly combination.' Geoff added. 'Fair enough but now for team Dante. We have one kill, two moves that will weaken and not kill, a move that stuns the opponent a summoning move that attacks.' Max continued. 'Yes neither side really impressed me.' The doctor said. 'I am going to make a decision here.' Geoff suddenly said. 'I would vote Jack of Blades simply because of the shield and summoning combination.. Geoff looked at the others. 'Do you guys agree?' He asked. 'I can find myself agreeing with that.' Max nodded. 'Yes that works best. Also I think that the hammer was the strongest weapon we have seen.' The doctor said.
For medium range weapons. The edge goes to Jack of Blades and his weapons.
With both the short and medium weapons examined. It is time for the long range weapon to be tested. The holy cross will go up against Will energy.
Will energy,channeled by the sword for a long range attack.
'Okay. what is the story about this will energy?' Max asked. With the sword of Aeons, the strenght of Jack increased a lot, even though he had not unlocked the full potential of the weapon.' Maze began. 'By using his sword to channel his own will, Jack is able to send his will as long range attack to the opponent.' The grey haired man continued. 'What kind of attacks can he form with it?" Geoff asked.
'He has three forms.' The expert continued. 'With the first, Jack can create small balls of white energy that he can shoot around him in a circle. Then there is the wave of energy that can be send into one direction to do more damage and finally Jack can hold his sword in the air to create a strong aura around himself that slowly drains the life of the opponents.' Maze looked at the hosts. 'Jack can use these attacks in the air for more damage and due to the risks involved of keeping his sword in the air, Jack uses the drain power only in the air.' 'Sounds good. let's head outside and test these attacks.' Max smiled.
In the desert, one pig was set up and hung on a rope, ready to be attacked. 'Hit it with your strongest attack.' Geoff said to Scythe. 'Very well.' The ancient man spoke. 'Hit when you are ready.' The host said. The man nodded and stepped away from the others. Scythe then moved his sword in a downward arc and a wave of energy flew towards the pig and hit it. The animal was thrown around and when it stopped, the hosts were able to inspect. 'Again no external damage but I suspect that this energy hit internal.' Doctor Dorian explained as he cut open the pig. 'Indeed as I suspect. the trauma is internal and even though one attack would not kill, it would hurt a lot.' The doctor explained. 'how many hits do you think will take to kill?' Max asked. 'five or six is my guess. could be more though.' The doctor estimated.
'Now Let us find out how to test the energy draining aura.' Geoff said. 'I have a idea myself.' Scythe spoke and before anybody could do anything, the man flew up in the air. He lifted his sword up just as Maze cast a protective shield around the hosts and himself. 'Whaaaaaaaaa.' Francesco yelled. The ghost Virgil dissapeared and appeared again in a safe zone. 'Release it.' The demon yelled, in panic. Scythe lifted the spell and hovered down. 'That is the damage that this weapon can do.' He spoke. 'Impressive.' Max admitted. 'Yes you could see the life drain from the Demon.' Doctor Dorian added.
'What does Dante bring to counter this?' Max asked the ghost Virgil as the demon recovered. 'The holy weapon of a lord blessed. A cross recieved from a loved lost and persued.' Virgil spoke as he showed the holy cross.
The cross. To absolve and to kill
'This cross golden made. Given by his woman, his mate. Then used to find the woman sweet who had been send to hell for a crime he did commit. Blasting his foes away wiht a power, three short or one big that will make the foes cower.' Virgil sang back in the fightclub. 'Don't do rap.' Max advised the ghost, who had a surprised look on his face.
'with the cross, Dante could send energy blasts at the opponent. He could spam the attack a much as he wanted and could go either quick burst with three weaker blasts of energy flying at the opponent or Dante could charge his weapon and counter with one big blast.' The now recovered demon explained. 'We will test both.' Geoff spoke.
He led the ghost to three pigs hanging from the ceiling of the fightclub. 'This test is simple. Hit all three at the same time with one cross blast and then hit the middle one with a charged attack.' The man explained to the ghost. 'Yes, I will.' The ghost spoke and when Geoff moved away and counted down, Virgil attacked. Three large crosses made of pure white energy flew towards the pig and then the ghost charged his cross. the cross of energy became bigger and bigger and when Virgil releashed it, the pig got blasted off the rope and hit the wall. 'Wow.' Max yelled out.
'The first attack was not impressive. It did little damage, however the charged attack has done quite some damage here and ripped the insides open.' Dorian explained. 'how many attacks would it cost to kill?' Max asked again. 'A fully charged attack will be deadly in two or three blows.' came the answer.
With all the weapons tested. Max, Geoff and Armand now will decide which long range weapon will get the edge.
'I have to go with Jack here.' Geoff began. 'He has three different kind of attacks and considering he uses his sword means that he can go from long to close range and back to long again without having to change weapons.'That is a huge bonus.' He added. 'I actually prefer the cross.' Max countered. 'It is chargable so it can become stronger and look at what it did to the pig.' 'Yes but when the cross gets charged, it will lose a reach advantage that means that Dante needs to get closer in to do this damage.' Geoff said. 'But Jack leaves himself wide open when he uses the aura attack. The balls follow a single pattern meaning that if Dante plays it right it will never hit.' Max defended his choise,
With Geoff and Max disagreeing, it is up to Doctor Dorian to decide who gets the edge.
'Neither attack was a one hit kill, however One weapon was better then the other. That is the holy cross of Dante.' Armand explained. 'The charged attack did the most damage and is the most lethal and the short burts will send such a baragge of attacks that it will hinder Jack from attacking.' The doctor explained his choise.
For long range weapon. The edge goes to Dante and his cross.
'Okay what does Jack have that will help him win this match?' Max asked the two experts as they walked up to the hosts.'A dragon transformation.' Maze spoke. 'What??' Max asked in surprise. 'A dragon?' Geoff added equally surprised.
As ultimate move, Jack can turn himself into a dragon
'Some say that this is the true form of Jack while others suggest it is yet another form that Jack could take. What is the true one, we cannot say. However we know he took the form of a dragon after his human body was killed by the Hero of Oakvale.' Scythe spoke with a calm and deep voice. 'With this transformation, Jack gains a stronger and tougher body. He can fly , He can use his claws and jaws to rip someone apart and finally he can breath fire.' Maze added. 'if I understand correctly, Jack can only take this form after his human body is killed. correct?' Geoff asked. 'That is indeed correct.' Came the answer of Maze. 'Is Jack able to use his will powers in this state?' Max asked. 'only one.' Came the answer of Maze. 'Jack can still summon minions to fight for him.' The expert added.
'Well let us head out to the desert for a special test.' Geoff told the rest with a devious grin.
As the hosts and all the experts entered the testground in the desert, they all stood face to face with a real life dragon. The beast was howling as several men and woman ran around the creature, trying to restrain it with their wands. A red haired man jumped away from a flamethrower and from his wand appeared a chain that wrapped itelf around the neck of the very angry dragon. Following that, the other wizards all send stunning spells at the beast, which finally calmed down.
The red haired wizard walked up to Geoff. The burns and cuts on his body were clear visible as Geoff welcomed him. 'Charlie Weasley. Glad you could make it. What dragon have you brought with you?' 'This is a Norberta the Norwegian Ridgeback.' The wizard pointed at the black dragon. 'You asked for a vicious dragon living in the far north so here you go.' The man continued. 'Will this do?' Geoff asked Scythe. 'Yes it will.' The expert answered and a light smile could be spotted.
When all the pigs and dummies were stationed a while away, The group of wizards led Norberta to the five pigs nd four dummies standing in the desert and after they releashed the dragon, the dragontamers and the two Jack experts created a large shield that protected the others from the dragon.
Norberta flew high in the air and landed again, clawing open two dummies. She then spew fire all over the others, roasting the dead pigs. She then devoured the pigs and ripped off the head of another dummy to finally snal the last one in two with her teeth.
The dragon got guided away by the wizards while the hosts inspected the carnage. ´You do not need to be a medical professional to see what has happened here.´ Max said with a grin. ´Total destruction.´ Geoff agreed. ´Every single of these attacks is a kill.´ Doctor Dorian added.
´Do you have anything to counter this dragon?' Max turned to the experts of Dante. 'Ofcourse.' Francesco said. 'We have several powers that will protect or boost Dante.' The demon added.
For when you need additional strenght, there are the boosting attacks
Back in the fightclub, Both Virgil and Francesco are allowed to explain the boosts to the hosts. 'These are not weapons on themselfs but each power aids Dante to fight bigger and stronger opponents then he is.' The demon said. 'What is a dragon's worth when one faces monsters from the hells itself.' Virgil added. 'So you believe Dante can take the dragon. But with what weapons?' Geoff came to the point.
'First we have Lust Storm.' Francesco began. 'With this power, Dante creates a vortex of Pink lighting around him that protects him and does a little bit of damage. 'Okay.' Geoff nodded. The demon stepped away from the others and suddenly Pink lightning formed around Francesco, followed by the moaning of woman. Max laid his hand on the energy but got pushed away by it. 'Damn that hurts.' He said.
'What is the next one?' Geoff continued. 'The opposite of unholy is holy and the opposite of Lust Storm is Divine armour.' Virgil explained. 'A power stronger then any other increases the damage done by Dante, Blinds the opponents near, heals the warrior and makes Dante resistant to the attacks of the opponents power.' Virgil explained. The ghost suddenly became bright and two angelwings rupted from the back of the ghost. 'Incredible.' Geoff said. 'Indeed.' Doctor Dorian added a the two of them researched the ghost for the increase in power.
After Virgil had turned back into himself, he spoke: 'Martyrdom is something all holy ones dream to aquire. Giving your life and body for the good of the cause and for the good of the god. Losing life and energy in trade of strenght some can only dream of.'
'Well. We can hook you up on the computer and there would be a dramatic increase in strenght.' Max suddenly said. After the ghost had sensors placed on him, a bright light erupted from him. 'Incredible. look at that. The life energy of virgil is decreasing but his strenght is increasing,' Max was just able to register all changes in the ghost before the latter had to cancel the power. 'Just wow.' Max uttered. 'This leaves only one power left. Redemption.' Francesco hissed. 'What does redemption do then?' Geoff asked. 'It engulves Dante in red energy and increases his strenght while becoming resistant to attacks.' The demon explained.
'Well I have a boxing ball here, with sensors on it.' Geoff explained. 'Hit it with your own strenght and then hit it with the redemption activated. That will give us a good impression of the increase.' Geoff explained. to the demon. 'Very well.' Francesco hissed. The demon first slammed his fists against the ball three times. He then stood still, to allow red energy to cover the expert and one punch destroyed the ball.' Incredible.' Max yelled. 'Yes, his strenght has more then doubled.' Geoff said as he looked at the computer.
'Are we going for a dragon transformation or do we choose the power ups?' Geoff asked the other two. 'The increase in strenght and protection from attacks are really good but are they kill moves on their own? No.' Max said. 'With some powers being able to used with each other and others that don't, things might actually get confusing.' Armand dorian said. 'The dragon transformation is one thing that gives different very strong types of attack, the ability to use flamethrower, to fly and increase in defense without losing any other skill at all is just too great to overcome.' The doctor continued. 'Agreed.' Max said. 'Agreed.' Geoff ended.
The Special weapon goes to Jack and his dragon transformation
With all the weapons tested and all the edges decided, there is one more thing to do. Every warrior has something extra that drives them or helps them. These cannot be tested or compared. They are the X-factors.
For Jack of Blades, the X-factor is his mindgame.
'Jack likes to play with his opponent and has a very good understanding of a person's psyche. These combined make Jack dangerous with mind games and he will weaken his opponent or use it to have others work for Jack.' Maze explained with a sad look.
For Dante Alighieri, the X-factor is his love for Beatrice.
'A love as great as his, little seen before. Through hell he went to get back the lady of his life.. All for amoure..' Virgil sang.
All the edges had been given to weapons and in case anyone forgot, here is a recap of every range.
For Long range. The edge went to Dante Alighieri and his cross.
'Dante can spam his attacks and keep the opponent on the defense or go with one very strong energy attack that will take down the opponent.' Doctor Dorian explained.
Medium range went to Jack and his willpower.
'Jack can combine his attacks better in this range then Dante can.' Max explained.
Close range went to Dante and his Scythe.
'The scythe can be used in more ways then the sword. The weapon can hit with stronger attacks and in a longer range.' Geoff told the camera.
In special weapons Jack of Blades proved superior with his dragon transformation
'Jack needs to be beaten and killed twice and his second form is a dragon. A freaking dragon.' Max said, getting hyped himself.
At the beginning of today's episode, two hosts have spoken out on what warrior they thought would win this battle. Has this been changed after seeing all the weapons and tests or do they stand by their earlier decision.
'After seeing all the weapons. I have to give this one to Jack of Blades.' Max began. 'His second form is a dragon and I do not think that Dante can handle that.'
'I think Dante will win this one. All his weapons and powers were made to fight demons and monsters, the type of opponent Jack is.' Geoff finished.
Now everything is said and done. Nothing can be changed anymore and no argument be made. Max has entered all data on his computer and it is time to find out who would win in a battle to the death. It is time to find out who is the deadliest warrior
'So why is it you have summoned me here for?' Jack asked the shadow. 'I...have a request.' The shadow answered. 'What is this request then old friend?' Came the question. 'There is a human dwelling in hell, who does not belong here. I want him taken care off.' The shadow spoke. Intrigued, Jack asked: 'Why is this man in hell if he does not belong here?' 'This man is here to find the woman I have taken from him and brought here. He was supposed to die but killed the grim reaper and then followed us.' This made Jack laugh. 'Wonderfull. It will be a pleasure to destroy him then. Especially for an old friend as you. However I would like to see that woman first.' Jack said. 'Very well.' The shadow answered. A beautiful naked woman appeared and winked at Jack. 'Let's play Jack said as he left the room where the devil and Beatrice were in.
Dante yelled as he slashed a small demon open with his scythe. The knight had no mercy for any of these monsters in hell. He wanted Beatrice and would destroy them all to find her. The man had been surprised to find former friends and family in this place, even fellow templars. All condemned to hell.
'Beatrice!' Dante yelled out in anger. He needed to find his woman. His true love and get her back. She did not deserve this, his fault. A demon attacked and Dante used the energy of his cross and smashed the small demon against the wall. Hell had made Dante stronger, more powerful and mored deadly. He had beaten his father, giant monsters and hordes of opponents. He would find the monster that held his woman and return her to earth. The devil would die.
'Impressive.' A deep voice suddenly sounded. Dante looked around but was unable to find the voice. 'Who are you?' He yelled. 'Where are you?' Dante followed up with an other question. 'Hahahaha.' Came laughter. 'I am just a god who will destroy you came the answer.' 'SHOW YOURSELF.' Dante yelled out in anger. 'Very well. If you want to die that badly.' The malevolent voice spoke.
Dante turned around and there he saw a figure. This one did not look anything like the demons he had seen before. This figure wore a red cape and a mask, hiding his identity. The person also had two masks on his chest. Dante could feel however that this was a dark person.
The temlar took his scythe and ran at the opponent, who was holding a sword.
Metal met metal as the weapons clashed. Dante swung his scythe again, aiming to hit his opponent in the head, who dodged the attacks skillfully with his assasins rush. Jack then used his Will ability to get behind his opponent. The crusader was just able to dash away and only got a minor injury. Using a suicide fruit, Dante managed to freeze Jack on the spot and followed up with a crushing blow of the Righteous path.
Jack got pushed backwards and then managed to get in the air to avoid another blow. ´You are quite the feisty one aren´t you.´ Jack played with his opponent. ´You want your girl back that badly, even though she is a whore for the demons now.´ That is a lie!´ Dante yelled out and he jumped in the air to slash at the demon with his scythe. This left the man open for a counterattack. With one swift move of the sword, blue energy hit Dante and forced him on the ground. Now Jack landed on the ground and switched his sword in for a hammer. ´This will be your end.´ He laughed as the hammer headed for the head of Dante. Using his holy cross, Dante send a cross of white energy at his opponent just before the hammer could hit home. Several more crosses of energy spawned from the golden cross with each one pushing Jack back. The demon used his sword to create balls of pure will energy and hit Dante with it. He then lifted his sword in the air and created a barrier of red energy. Dante attacked, only to find the weapon bounce off the shield. He then tried attacking with his holy cross but to no avail. 'get out coward.' The Knight yelled.
Instead of getting a answer, Dante heard a sound and six creatures appeared and ran towards Dante. Four of them were holding some kind of swords while two used staffs. Using the sins of the father, Dante summoned three holy crosses that started to attack one of these minions. Three others ran at Dante to attack him. The scythe caught fire as he extended the weapon and spun it around. After hitting all three several times, Dante slammed the weapon in front of of a minion, which send the wardog in the air. Jumping after it, the warrior was able to destroy it before the creature hit the ground again. Dante then jumped in the air once again and the scythe formed into a spear, following that came a barrage of attacks aimed at the minions on the ground, which took out another two of the soldiers. Following that, Dante placed mines on the ground, which exploded after the minions hurried to attack the fighter. Now only one dreadwing remained, that attacked Dante with small orbs of energy. Dodging the attacks with ease, Dante charged his cross and blasted the opponent in oblivion.
'You have defeated my minions. Well done. It seems you are not that worthless as I first thought, however you will fall.' Jack of Blades said after he had lifted his shield. He moved his sword again ad a wave of energy hit Dante and pushed the man backwards. The two then fought again using their melee weapons. Jack kept avoiding the scythe as he tried to hit Dante, who kept creating distance between the two.
Jack suddenly rose into the air again and lifted his sword up. An auro fell over the battlefield and Dante suddenly felt himself get weaker and weaker. As his life slowly drained away, he knew it was time to activate a combination of his own. First The crusader formed a protective shield of pink lighting around him. The sounds of female moaning appeared with the shield, as the Lust storm protected against the life draining. Dante then activated Redemption mode and he felt his energy and strenght growing. For Beatrice.
Dante launched three shots from his golden cross at the opponent and then jumped in the air and attacked with his Scythe. Without being able to defend, Jack took several direct hits as the scythe teared through him untill the the demon fell on the ground. The blade of the sword impaled the earth while Dante killed Jack with the Scythe of death.
Dante was tired and weakened but he had won. This opponent had been the toughest one yet but in the end, his love for Beatrice had prevailed. Knowing that it was time to continue his search, Dante decided it was best to heal later. He turned and walked away, until Dante Alighieri suddenly heard the voice again. 'You think you can kill me this easy?' This could not be, the man had been killed. Dante turned around and saw that the body was gone. The sword was still there however. Dante rushed to the sword of aeons and threw the weapon into the flames of hell. The opponent was not uing this weapon again. 'Hahaha do you think I still need that sword? You fool.' The voice spoke.
Dante turned around, trying to pinpoint where the voice came from.
Suddenly something big landed near Dante and pushed him away. The knight looked up and stood eye to eye with a dragon. Even in hell, he had not encountered such a being.
The claw of the dragon flew out and Dante was just able to avoid it. He then jumped in the air and attacked with the scythe. The dragon cried out and blasted fire at Dante, only to fly in the air again.
Jack spew fire all over the terrain as he flew around. Dante could barely avoid the flames but when he had the chance, the man used the scythe as a grapple and managed to hook onto the dragon. In rage, the dragon moved around, trying to shake dante off. In the end, dragon Jack landed on the ground again with such a force that Dante was thrown off. The warrior rolled over the ground, stood up and dodged the sharp teeth of the dragon. Dante then summoned his crosses again and slammed himself into the creature using righteous path. Jack cried out but Dante was away before the other could retaliate. The crosses did get destroyed by the flames.
The dragon flew up in the air once again as minions got summoned. Dante threw his holy mines and saw them explode as the opponents tried to hit Dante. Then a flamethrower came from the air again. Dante jumped away but saw how the minions got burned. a few quick slashes from the scythe destroyed them. As the last one was destroyed, the dragon came on the ground again and rammed the crusader with his tail. Dante flew away and he knew he had very little energy left.
The battle had been going on for a while now and Dante was exhausted. This monster kept going but the warrior was not about to let this dragon win. He had come too far now. He would rescque his beloved. The dragon moved to attack as Dante started to shine brightly. Wings of light erupted from his back and Dante suddenly felt himself get stronger again, his health increasing and the opponent freezing. Using the golden cross, The templar shot several powerfull crosses of energy at the dragon as he ran towards the beast. As he came closer, Dante took his scythe and moved around, slashing the dragon several times. The claw flew towards him and he dashed aside. The teeth came in and Dante needed to dodge to the other side as he slashed at the throat of the beast. A howl of pain came in as the divine armour stopped. Fire erupted from the beast as Dante used righteous path. The attacks cancelled each other out as the two warriors looked at each other.
The dragon rose up in the air again and started roasting the ground trying to hit Dante, who protected himself with Lust Storm.
The dragon landed again and Dante went into full attack, waiting untill the time was right. Just as the shield dissapeared, Dante knew that the time had come for his final attack.
The templar suddenly felt himself becoming stronger and stronger but his life energy slowly leeped away. The dragon tried to bite but Dante poked an eye out with the scythe turned spear and moved away. A clawing attack came that he dashed around and Dante slashed at the throat again and followed up with several more attacks to the head. He then knelt on he ground. this last boost had weakened him and the knight knew he could not continue. One wrong move again... Jack looked at the opponent, opened his mouth to attack and the head of the dragon fell on the ground. before Jack could recover, Dante reached for his cross and blasted pure energy into the dragon from very close range.
The soul of Jack escaped from the dragon and went into the mask. Surprised, Dante picked it up. ´Wear me. Wear me.´ The mask spoke with a soft sweet voice as it was trying to seduce the knight. ´I will grand you powers no one ever dreamed of. You will be the most powerful being. even stronger then the devil. Wear me.´ Came from the mask. Dante slowly moved the mask to his face. Just as he was about to wear the thing, he saw the image if his beloved. ´Beatrice.´ Dante yelled as he threw the mask away in a ocean of fire.
Winner: Dante Alighieri
'Out of a thousend battles, Dante won 625 times while Jack of Blades only won 375 fight. This was largely because all the boosts that Dante got, which aided the fighter in all other ranges even though his special got zero kills.' Max explained. 'The strongest weapon by far was for Dante his Scythe and for Jack is dragon transformation
Cross: 117 Ranged Will: 14
Magic: 25 Hammer: 2
Scythe: 483 Will: 8
Boosts: 0 Sword of Aeons: 90
Dragon: 260
'I am suprised. But such a thing they used to find the outcome could never comprehend the warrior Jack was' Maze said
'One who has faced demons far greater then life itself, would not cower for a mere man.' Virgol said with a smile.
Next week on deadliest warrior we will pick up the guns again. In a match between two secret agents, we will see who is more deadly. It is Jason fly versus Sam Fisher
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